Nathan Thatcher wrote: > I am trying to automatically create a database right after installing > postgres. I launch the silent install (Windows) from my own executable > and once it is done I need to create a database, tables, etc. I am > trying to find a way to do this without having to explicitly enter the > password in at the command prompt. What is the best way to do this? You could use a pgpass file: http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/libpq-pgpass.html -- Postgresql & php tutorials http://www.designmagick.com/